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Tune in to the latest Small-Cap Spotlight FlashCast! Join WTR Vice Chair, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Tim Gerdeman and Head of Cannabis, Jesse Redmond, as they discuss WTR's initiation of coverage on Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HYFM).

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Tune in to the latest Small-Cap Spotlight FlashCast! Join WTR Vice Chair, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Tim Gerdeman and Senior Research Analyst, Graham Mattison as they discuss WTR's initiation of coverage on ARQ, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQ).

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Jack Lu, Director of Corporate Development, of Ainos joins us on this week’s WTR Small-Cap Spotlight to discuss the therapeutic platform and Veldona clinical development. He reviews the effects of Veldona on the immune system and benefit seen in prior clinical trials. Jack focuses on the recently announced studies being conducted in Taiwan for the three priority indications of oral warts in HIV+ patients, Sjogren’s syndrome, and cat FCGS in animal health. We get a sense of timelines for potential data catalysts and outcome goals.

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In this week’s Small-Cap Spotlight,  Lawrence Tan, iPower CEO, discusses the evolution of iPower from the growth of its online business to the development of its SuperSuite offering, using data analysis to refine product development, sourcing, logistics, and merchandising.  Lawrence believes iPower will increasingly focus on providing services to other product companies and sees SuperSuite becoming a quasi SaaS offering facilitating all aspects of online selling for the company’s corporate partners.

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On this week's episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Mark Behrman, CEO of LSB Industries (LXU), joins Shawn Severson, Water Tower Research CEO, Co-founder and Head of Sustainability Research, and Peter Gastreich, analyst on WTR’s Natural Resources and Energy Transition sector teams, to discuss: 1) how LSB is pursuing growth and higher returns with carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and low carbon ammonia; 2) the growing appeal of low carbon ammonia as a fuel for power generation and marine transport; 3) implications from the recent landmark Woodside Energy acquisition of low carbon ammonia assets in Texas;  and 4) how agricultural-based low carbon supply chains like sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) may increase demand for low carbon fertilizer. 

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In this week’s Small-Cap Spotlight,  Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of WTR, joins WTR’s Head of Cannabis, Jesse Redmond, and Hydrofarm CEO Bill Toler to discuss how the company is returning to growth. 

The cannabis industry has an unprecedented series of catalysts ahead, and Toler helps us understand how Hydrofarm may participate in this recovery. Toler also shares steps they have taken to get leaner during the downturn, how proprietary brands are enhancing margins, and how they have increased the company’s vertical mix. We close by covering the risks that concern Toler the most and what he is most excited about as we head into 2025. 

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Jesse Redmond, Head of Cannabis at Water Tower Research, speaks with Benzinga’s Senior Vice President of Event Partnerships, Elliot Lane, to preview the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago. The conversation begins with an overview of the Benzinga platform and the two flagship cannabis conferences the company hosts every year. Elliot shares what he’s looking forward to most at the Chicago event in October and previews the keynote Jesse will be moderating for Charlie Bachtell, CEO of Cresco Labs. 

Benzinga started a regional Spotlight Series this year. Elliot explains that the initial events in California and New Jersey were oversold and that the company will do more regional events in 2025. The conversation concludes by discussing the slow increase in institutional interest in cannabis and what it will take to get more large allocators to make investments in cannabis. 

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Tune in to the latest Small-Cap Spotlight FlashCast! Join WTR CEO & Co-Founder, Shawn Severson and Technology Analyst, Curtis Shauger as they discuss WTR's initiation of coverage on Shift4 Payments (FOUR).

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Kirk Huntsman, Chairman and CEO of Vivos Therapeutics joins us on this week’s WTR Small-Cap Spotlight following the company announcement of its first known FDA clearance for a medical device in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. He discusses what the FDA approval means for the millions of US children with this serious health condition. Kirk talks about how the pediatric market fits into Vivos’ new marketing and distribution strategy, as well as the progress with medical-based affiliations.

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Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Gevo, Inc, joins Shawn Severson, Water Tower Research CEO, Co-founder and Head of Sustainability Research, and Peter Gastreich, analyst on WTR’s Natural Resources and Energy Transition sector teams. Gevo produces renewable fuels and develops related technologies that help customers meet carbon abatement goals as cost effectively as possible. Mr. Gruber discusses: 1) Gevo’s entry into low carbon ethanol and CCS with the $210 million Red Trail Acquisition in North Dakota; 2) multiple synergies of Red Trail with Gevo’s existing business lines; 3) Gevo’s move toward profitability and an improved financial condition; 4) how Gevo can value from CCS and durable 45Q tax credits; and other topics.